Your Guide to Personal Development Reading
Take an interest in acquiring knowledge. Challenging yourself to become the best that you can be is a very fun and rewarding journey.
Personal Development Basics
1. Decide what areas of your life you want to improve
2. Develop a plan
3. Aquire the knowledge you need to achieve your goal
4. Work hard towards your goal and never give up
Put careful thought into the first two stages. Once you have decided what area of your life you want to improve, an effective plan will save you time and money. See the 8 Steps to Success in Anything to see the steps needed to achieve success in any endeavor.
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- 8 Steps to Success in Anything
- Follow these steps to achieve success in any area of your life you wish to improve.
- Surrounding Yourself With Successful People
- Who you spend time with plays a big role in determining your success. Are you spending time with the right people?
Personal Development Through Reading
Avid readers have better memory, more imagination and creativity, and in many cases higher IQ scores than non-readers.
Devoting some of your time daily to reading is a very useful habit that will take you far in your personal development goals. The very best investment a person can make is in themselves.
So What Should You Read?
Read whatever you want. Just make sure it is high quality reading.
Still don't know what to read? Pick the books from my recommended reading list that interest you.
Reader's Poll
Your Personal Development Bookshelf
Top 10 Self-Help Books of All-Time
The Autobiography Of Ben Franklin
Amazon Price: $12.34 (as of 11/08/2009) 
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 11/08/2009)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 11/08/2009)
Self-Reliance and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions)
Amazon Price: $3.50 (as of 11/08/2009)
The Power of Positive Thinking
Amazon Price: (as of 11/08/2009)
Awaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 11/08/2009)
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Amazon Price: (as of 11/08/2009)
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Amazon Price: $11.02 (as of 11/08/2009)
Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller--Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century
Amazon Price: $8.00 (as of 11/08/2009)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks)
Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 11/08/2009)
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-- Buddha
Posted January 15, 2009
